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Chestnut Review - Fiction (Poetry)



Description
Note: if accepted, wait two years after publication to submit again.

We are drawn to beautiful language, resonant images, and we crave narrative. We enjoy a broad array of styles


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Market Genres
Genres
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Market Types, Lengths & Pay Scale
Originals
Flash
0 to 1000 words
12 cents/word

Short Story
1000 to 2000 words
6 cents/word

Short Story
2000 to 3000 words
4 cents/word

Short Story
3000 to 4000 words
3 cents/word

Short Story
4000 to 5000 words
2 cents/word



Market Submission Types
AI Submissions?: Not Allowed
Electronic Submissions?: Yes
Postal Submissions?: No
Multiple Submissions?: No
Simultaneous Submissions?: Yes
Translations: Original Language Only
Estimated Response: 30 days

Market-Provided Data

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Market Response Data (User-Reported)
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numbers will be so please be sure to log all of your submissions here and not just your rejections or acceptances.


Count:
There are 55 completed reports in the past 12 months.
Averages and Boundaries:
Min: 2 | Average: 17.20 | Median: 19 | Max: 32
Responded:
98.18%
Accepted:
-
Rejected:
98.18% - avg 17 days (7.40% of rejections are personal)
Rewrites:
-
Dead Letters:
-
Lost/Returned:
-
Never Responded:
-
Withdrawn:
1.81%

Pending:
There are 4 pending responses. (0 min | 10.50 average | 8 median | 25 max days waiting)
Note: pending statistics may skew high if some users neglect their data.
We recommend querying after the time the market suggests to query.


Submission Timeline for Chestnut Review
Submission Timeline
2024/03/17
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Listing added: 28 May 2019


Last officially checked: 12 February 2025


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